yodh

English

Alternative forms

• jod, jodh, yod, yud

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יו״ד, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Doublet of iota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɒd/, /jəʊd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɒd, -əʊd

Noun

yodh (plural yodhs)

1. The tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
2. A tool used to read a Torah.

Translations

Semitic letter

• Catalan: iod (ca) f
• Finnish: jod (fi)
• French: youd (fr) m, jodh (fr) m, yod (fr) m, yodh (fr) m, yud (fr) m
• German: Jod (de) n, Jud (de) n
• Hebrew: יוֹד (he) (yod), יוּד (he) (yud) (colloquial)
• Latin: ioth n
• Polish: jod (pl) m
• Spanish: yod (es) f
• Yiddish: יוד m or f (yud)

tool used to read a torah

See also

• Appendix:Hebrew alphabet

Further reading

• yodh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia